Drawing on Blockchain : Beer First / とりあえずビール / 先來一杯啤酒(HK-JP-SG Cross Community Challenge)
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This is my entry for the @orientalhub HK-JP-SG Cross Community Challenge. I think I may stick with the original idea that writing about Japan and Singapore from a foreigner view. Today I would like to talk about the culture of "beer first". When I was in Japan, I went restaurant or izakaya, the waiter/waitress will standby and waiting for order. I was a bit frustrated as I just sit down and still haven't read the meal. My Japanese friend told me that it is their habit and a culture in Japan. People will order beer or some alcohol immediately. Then order the food. Start everything by a beer first, for relax and for cheer up the mood too.
皆さん、こんにちは!これは@orientalhubさんの文化交流チャレンジの投稿です。外国人の視点から日本とシンガポールの文化を書くという本来のルールを挑戦したいと思います。私は "とりあえずビール"という文化について香港と日本の外食文化を話したいと思います。日本にいたとき、一般レストランや居酒屋に行って、座ったばかりなのに店員さんもう注文を待ってます。なんか変だと思いました。日本人の友人は、それが日本の文化であるとに言った。入店したらすぐビールやアルコールを注文して、そのあとおつまみや食べ物を注文するのは普通です。リラックスするや気分を上げるために。
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In Hong Kong, there are some common chain izakaya like Watami. But it is more like a restaurant that have many set meal and people usually go it for not drink and snack, but having lunch and dinner. (Like Yoshinoya, in Hong Kong it is more like a family restaurant, we go with family and family, it has hotpot too.) So, the waiter/waitress will also welcome a order of a drink when you sit down, but the more common practice, they will pass you a meal and come back later. And drink always with set or people prefer drink during the meal.
香港には、ワタミのような居酒屋がありますね。しかし、それと日本のちょっと違います。お飲みに行くではなく、お昼と晩ごはんのはメインです。家族や友たちの食事会にも人気です。 (吉野家のように、こっちはファミリーレストランのようなものです、ホットポットもありますね)もちろん店員さんはすぐ飲み物の注文も受けますが、香港の場合、食事中注文すると後に飲むのはよくあることですね。まずほっとして、ゆっくりメニューを読んで、店員さんを呼ぶのは多くの人の習慣です。
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I didn't know this "beer first culture" before. And after my friend ordered, the waiter/waitress is still standing and wait for me. The atmosphere was weird. When I knew this is a Japanese eat out culture, my favorite is the Umeshu, with rock or soda-wari. ❤️️
“ビールの最初の文化”を知らなかった。友人が注文した後、店員さんはまだ立っていて、わたしを待って、“ん?なんか雰囲気が変な”の思い出あります。これが日本の外食文化だと分かったから、私のお気に入りはウメシュで、ロックやソーダワリです。 ❤
簡短版 in Chinese:這是參加ORIENTALHUB HK-JP-SG 文化交流比賽的作品。我還元了原先看到是互相介紹各地文化的主題來寫了。這次寫的是點餐的一件小事。在日本時,去居酒屋和一般餐廳,還沒知道他們原來一坐下就喜歡先點個啤酒/酒精飲品,然後才點食物。而我傻傻的讓店員在等,氣氛尷尬呢。後來朋友告知這是他們的習慣,先喝一杯放輕鬆,或者炒熱氣氛。
而在香港,像和民這些居酒屋,我們也當它是吃飯的餐廳。進去後都先看餐牌再慢慢點。飲品也是吃飯時喝的比較多吧。而當我知道這分別後,去日本餐廳,如果要點飲品時,我都先點個梅酒喝<3
Hope you enjoy this post^^
I am learning Japanese,
comment in Japanese is also welcomed.
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Buy me some beers :-)
We can have meet up someday and all cheers! When you guys go Japan and meet up, don't forget this, haha 😁
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Thanks for your article! Your illustrations are really nice!
I think I would most probably just get juice/water in such situations, will they allow that? ><
Thank you!! Ya! This is what I was a bit frustrated before, seems not a alcohol drink is not joining the group@@ but I think if really can't drink it is ok, e.g. have allergies. If not I will try to drink lighter things with soda/water wari, it means thin by soda or water :p
Well maybe in Japan it's a habit, here in my country, if you go to a restaurant and ask for beer first, you get drunk and then they throw you out of the restaurant.
But I am happy to know much more about the rich culture of other nations around the world, thank you very much for sharing.
Haha!! In Hong Kong people like drink beer during dinner. It is interesting to experience by myself in Japan, I only watched on TV in the past. Not everyone feel comfort or want to do the same but at least we can avoid some unnecessary misunderstanding.
Hahaha you're right.
Cheers~
🍷hv wine later not only beer
原来还有这个说法啊,现在有点对不起当时站着等的小姐姐了😂不过好在她应该看出来我是游客,不会介意我不懂“规矩”吧(´▽`)
對啊!一臉尷尬xDDD 但是沒有很想喝的時候也得點,感覺好奇怪xDDD
自畫圖,你贏了
係喎...早知找你拍飲啤酒模擬照
love it alot!
Hehe 😁 Thank you, recently a bit busy, should write it earlier 😂
It's a strange habit.I don't think everyone knows the meaning. I often drink gin tonic.
Not only beer, people also drink whisky or Japanese sake, but as I observe start from beer is very common and then order other drinks too. Drink and enjoy the gathering:p